Spirifer foraculi

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Order: Spiriferida Family: Spiriferidae Genus: Spirifer (Sowerby, 1818) Species: Spirifer foraculi? (Hall) Two specimens labelled a to b, with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium ribs (~0.1 cm). Plication near the commissure and prominent growth lines. Prominent sulcus (1.4 cm) and fold (1.3 cm). Large delthyrium (1.2 cm) and hinge line.

Specifications

Object nameSpirifer foraculi
IDUNB-2018-0295
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous to Early Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Mississippian
Numeric age358 - 358 Mya
OriginUnknown
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3.2cm x 2.5cm x 2cm
  • 3.2cm x 2.2cm x 1.3cm

Publications

  • J. Sowerby. 1818. No. XXX in the mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 3:1-194